appellant

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appellant - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Appellant \Ap*pel"lant\, a. [L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare;
     cf. F. appelant. See Appeal.]
     Relating to an appeal; appellate. "An appellant
     jurisdiction." --Hallam.
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     Party appellant (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; --
        opposed to respondent, or appellee. --Tomlins.
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  Appellant \Ap*pel"lant\, n.
     1. (Law)
        (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [Obs.]
        (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of
            a cause by a higher tribunal.
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     2. A challenger. [Obs.] --Milton.
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     3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who appealed to a general council
        against the bull Unigenitus.
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     4. One who appeals or entreats.
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appellant - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  appellant
      adj 1: of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually
             legal appeals); "appellate court" [syn: appellate,
             appellant]
      n 1: the party who appeals a decision of a lower court [syn:
           appellant, plaintiff in error]

appellant - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  APPELLANT, practice. He who makes an appeal from one jurisdiction to
  another.